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Peter Zinoman's original and insightful study focuses on the colonial prison system in French Indochina and its role in fostering modern political consciousness among the Vietnamese. Using prison memoirs, newspaper articles, and extensive archival records

"A Philip E. Lilienthal book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-329) and index

Cover -- Contents -- List of Maps and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. THE ORIGINS OF THE ILL-DISCIPLINED PRISON -- 2. THE SYSTEM: FRAGMENTED ORDER AND INTEGRATIVE DYNAMICS -- 3. THE REGIME: SURVEILLANCE, FORCED LABOR, AND TOTAL CARE -- 4. PRISONERS AND PRISON SOCIETY -- 5. COLONIAL PRISONS IN REVOLT, 18621930 -- 6. THE THAI NGUYEN REBELLION -- 7. PRISON CELLS AND PARTY CELLS: THE INDOCHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY IN PRISON, 19301936 -- 8. PRISONS AND THE COLONIAL PRESS, 19341939 -- 9. THE PRISONER RELEASED -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- X -- Y -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y

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